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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Hardcover. Features Baron Munchausen's absurd adventures. This book tells how he turned a wolf inside out in Russia, rode on a Turkish cannon ball, danced a hornpipe in the stomach of large fish which had swallowed him alive, mended his horse which had been severed in two by a portcullis, and lent his friend General Elliot a hand at the siege of Gibraltar. Num Pages: 192 pages, YES. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857155181
ISBN
9781857155181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. 'Sexy, fast-paced and extremely funny. You won't want the cheering effect of this brilliant debut to wear off too quickly' Sunday Mirror Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471153242
ISBN
9781471153242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.83

Paperback. 'An enthralling, lucid and superbly confident work of art that grips from the first page - This is a big novel and a masterful debut by a writer whose talent is equal to his project, and whose project could not be more timely.' Chris Cleave Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 305. 320 pages. 'An enthralling, lucid and superbly confident work of art that grips from the first page - This is a big novel and a masterful debut by a writer whose talent is equal to his project, and whose project could not be more timely.' Chris Cleave. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 200 x 133 x 30. Weight: 305.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848874992
ISBN
9781848874992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.82

Paperback. For fans of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH, a sweeping new novel from the three times Orange Prize longlisted, Scottish Book Award and Caine Prize winner Leila Aboulela. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 36. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474600927
ISBN
9781474600927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Memorial and Commonwealth Writers' Prizes Num Pages: 560 pages, 7 B&W. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 39. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340921586
ISBN
9780340921586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Presents a collection of ten stories, which develops from early realism towards myth and fairy tale, murder, and ghost stories. Editor(s): Wilson, Sue. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141441658
ISBN
9780141441658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 259. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd Kerry
Number of pages
237
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KEX0219893
ISBN
9780863223969
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Enter the world of a woman about to risk it all.. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 160. Enter the world of a woman about to risk it all. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 204 x 129 x 16. Weight: 160.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847678317
ISBN
9781847678317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. Romance is in the air and secrets are about to be uncovered. It's going to be a night to remember at The Christmas Party, the brilliant new Christmas novel from the Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller Carole Matthews Series: Christmas Fiction. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 312. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KRA0011677
ISBN
9780751552164
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.99
€ 11.04

paperback. The number 1 European bestseller by the author of the international phenomenon A Man Called Ove, Britt-Marie was Here is a funny, poignant and uplifting tale of love, community, and second chances. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Hodder
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473617230
ISBN
9781473617230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. Includes twenty-one short stories from some of the best American writers over the last two hundred years that provide a multi-faceted portrait of a country, a people and the literature produced by this most exuberant of nations. Editor(s): Cochrane, James. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241952849
ISBN
9780241952849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.33

Hardcover. Presents the full range of humanity in fair weather and foul. In nine of Wodehouse's ripest stories from the 1920s, the characters are united by their worship of golf, from Rodney Spelvin, the romantic poet who comes to his senses when he discovers the game, to Rollo Podmarsh, who finishes his round even when he thinks himself fatally poisoned. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591452
ISBN
9781841591452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. Series: Dover Dual Language Italian. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442. 364 pages. Editor(s): Hall, R.A. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 20. Weight: 394.
Publisher
Dover Publications
Number of pages
364
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486261805
ISBN
9780486261805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. A village, a secret, and a woman hiding from her past.. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 123 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300. Clean copy with some very light shelfwear. Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Headline Review
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KST0016986
ISBN
9780755300389
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. From Treasure Island to Robben Island, from the paradise of Thomas Mores Utopia to Napoleons purgatory on Elba, islands have proved irresistible to mankinds imagination since time immemorial. Self-confessed islomaniac Barry Smith explores how islands bewitch us so, and examines the kind of human experiences that islands inspire. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. .
Publisher
Saraband
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910192795
ISBN
9781910192795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. After the death of his mother, fifteen-year-old Zachary Taylor lives with his father in a cabin on Sitting Down Lake in the Canadian wilderness. When the arrival of his neighbour's mysterious niece Eva stirs up ghosts from the past and present, the people of the lake grow closer as they realise that death is never final: something always remains. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910901908
ISBN
9781910901908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.56

Hardcover. When Bill Bannister meets Dr Sally Smith, love blossoms immediately. Unfortunately there is just the small problem of Lottie Higginbotham, former actress, serial bride and human fireball, with whom Bill is already involved. Series: Everyman's Library P G Wodehouse. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 191 x 16. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841591599
ISBN
9781841591599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. 'Twenty Something' introduces us to Jack Lancaster, who, at only 25 is far too young to be having a mid-life crisis, but who's going to have a pretty good shot at it anyway. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364. 224 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 17. Weight: 364.
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715635575
ISBN
9780715635575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.28

Paperback. A sparkling seasonal tale of finding true love at Christmas. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Mass Market Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409121589
ISBN
9781409121589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.41

Paperback. Translator(s): Rosenberg, Andrea. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 209 x 26. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Europa Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609453657
ISBN
9781609453657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.05

Paperback. Travel to the revolutionary closing years of 18th century England. Meet Jack Cockshutt, arsonist by trade, returning to rescue his victims and profit from their relief, finding the woman who just might save him. Meet the beauty who castigates her customers with passages from Paine's Rights of Man. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Parthian Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
170
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908946317
ISBN
9781908946317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. A romantic comedy about sex, marriage and the benefits and drawbacks of being a grownup. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 2. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781760293819
ISBN
9781760293819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.15

Paperback. A passionate and moving story about a girl who is ready to fight for a chance of happiness Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 29. Weight in Grams: 238. Well-read paperback in good condition, some shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KRF0029679
ISBN
9780747249597
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Never before published fifth novel in the stunning literary crime series that has received international critical acclaim. Series: Inspector Chen Cao. Num Pages: 320 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340935187
ISBN
9780340935187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

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